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Lexi Stephens contemplates her coaching choice after turning 4 chairs on The Voice. (NBC Photo)

Lexi Stephens and Koumba Diallo turned four chairs as the blind auditions continued Tuesday night on The Voice.

Koumba, jsut 15, dazzled the judges with her version of “Stone Cold” and opted to join Team Kelly.

Lexi performed “Die on This Hill” by Sienna Spiro. Her audition was the last featured on Tuesday’s show, which ended before she announced her coaching decision.

But viewers won’t have to wait too long to find out. The Voice is airing another hour-long audition episode Wednesday at 8 p.m. on NBC.

During Monday’s season premiere, the country duo of Ferryn and Brinkley Wright scored the only four-chair turn of the night and joined Team Riley Green.

Here’s a recap of Tuesday’s show.

Editor’s Note: Follow the links for a profile on each singer, complete with information about music they’ve already released.

BEST OF THE NIGHT

Lexi Stephens, 23, Albany, N.Y., “Die on This Hill” by Sienna Spiro: Lexi’s strong opening earned an immediate chair turn from Adam Levine. Hey, she has a lovely tone. Kelly Clarkson recognized it and turned too, followed by Riley Green. Lexi can belt too. Queen Latifah makes it a four-chair turn. And Lexi ended wonderfully with one heck of a glory note. Adam praised her for delivering “by far” the best audition and predicted she’d win the show. Queen Latifah called it masterful. Kelly and Riley praised her performance as well, with Kelly pointing to her four wins and singing show background as the reason she’d be the perfect coach for Lexi. The show ended without revealing Lexi’s coaching choice.

RUNNER-UP

Koumba Diallo, 15, Delano, Calif., “Stone Cold” by Demi Lovato: Koumba’s silky smooth tone enticed an almost immediate chair turn from Queen Latifah. Kelly Clarkson and Riley Green soon followed. Koumba has vocal firepower to spare. And she’s just 15, folks! Koumba hit a couple of amazing glory notes, prompting Adam Levine to make it a four-chair turn. Riley called it the most perfect and powerful performance he’s heard so far. Queen Latifah called her performance amazing. Kelly said The Voice was created for singers like her. Koumba chose Team Kelly.

ALSO MADE THE SHOW

Alt Bloom, 36, Whitefish, Montana, “The Bones” by Maren Morris: Alt has a great singer-songwriter vibe and that prompted an early chair turn from Queen Latifah. It took a while, but Riley Green wound up turning as well. Queen Latifah said she has no one on her team who sounds like Alt. Riley loved the way he made the song his own and the soul he poured into the performance. Queen Latifah then sings with Alt and a couple of background singers. Alt opted to join Team Queen.

Johnnie Kapua, 31, Herriman, Utah, “Die with a Smile” by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars: His wife pushed him to audition. Good thing. He’s only two lines in and already had Queen Latifah and Kelly Clarkson facing his way. Johnnie has impressive range. They wound up being his only chair turns. Kelly loves his soulful style of singing and said he has one “hell of a voice.” Queen Latifah said she wanted to help Johnnie overcome his nerves. She won’t get a chance. Kelly pushed her first-in button, meaning she landed Johnnie for her team.

Harmony McKee, 19, Medina, Tenn., “Gunpowder and Lead” by Miranda Lambert: Harmony said it’s her first time performing a country song, but the chorus allows her to show off her big voice. And that’s all she needed to entice chair turns from Adam Levine and Riley Green. At which point, Harmony started prowling the stage like a huge weight was lifted off her shoulders. Riley loves the way she took her blues and rock influence and applied it to a country song. Adam called her a vocal powerhouse and one of the strongest singers the coaches have heard. Harmony decided to join Team Riley.

Koumba Diallo interacts with the coaches after her four-chair turn blind audition on The Voice. (NBC Photo)